Votes have been counted and ten young performers are one step closer to singing with RnB and soul superstar Aaradhna.
The ten finalists of Iwi Idol, a competition launched by the Ngapuhi Festival which is being held in Whangarei next year, have been announced.
Singers 25 and under were encouraged to record and submit a one minute video of themselves singing to win a chance to perform with New Zealand singer Aaradhna at the festival.
The profiles of all 20 contestants, which included a YouTube link to a video of them singing, were uploaded to Facebook for voting which closed on Wednesday.
The top 10 entrants with the most votes are now finalists.